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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457271803321

Autore

Walshe Kieran

Titolo

Regulating Healthcare [[electronic resource] ] : A Prescription for Improvement?

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Maidenhead, : McGraw-Hill Education, 2003

ISBN

9786610948413

1-280-94841-8

0-335-23311-2

0-335-22828-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (275 p.)

Disciplina

362.10941

Soggetti

Medical policy - Great Britain

Health Policy

Health Care Reform

Health Services Administration

Delivery of Health Care

Public Policy

Health Planning

Health Occupations

Health Care

Social Control Policies

Patient Care Management

Disciplines and Occupations

Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation

Health Care Economics and Organizations

Policy

Social Control, Formal

Social Sciences

Sociology

Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena

Public Health - General

Public Health

Health & Biological Sciences

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese



Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Halftitle; Current and forthcoming titles; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Series editor's introduction; Preface; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; References; Further reading; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Healthcare organizations in UK and USA face a growing tide of regulation, accreditation, and external review, all aimed at improving their performance. This book explores development and use of healthcare regulation in both countries, comparing and contrasting their experience and drawing on regulatory research in other industries and settings.